Brigitte Short

South African Psychologist working in Scotland, Teacher and Mother. All views are my own

[Brigitte Short @ShortPsych_UK]

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[Brigitte Short @ShortPsych_UK]

@StMarysPrimPais were great hosts for the NVR part 1 training this morning during which we focused on what’s behind the Behaviour, de-escalation and repair.

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Grateful to be heading back to work today. Looking forward to the year ahead working with my schools and on EBSA and NVR.

[Brigitte Short @ShortPsych_UK]

NVR part 2 training with the staff from @TodholmPs with a focus on active resistance. Lots of lovely examples of relational gestures ❤️

[Brigitte Short @ShortPsych_UK]

Had the privilege of presenting with my colleague today at the Promoting Attendance conference at Strathclyde Uni.

[Brigitte Short @ShortPsych_UK]

Interesting to think about non attendance on a spectrum

[Brigitte Short @ShortPsych_UK]

Do mental health issues cause EBSA or does EBSA cause a mental health issue?

[Brigitte Short @ShortPsych_UK]

EBSA is such a complex issue that is so shame provoking

[Brigitte Short @ShortPsych_UK]

EBSA and NVR! Supporting parents and young people. @RenfrewshireEPS #drivingchange

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93,5 of respondents are using NVR regularly and their confidence in managing distressed behaviour has increased! #longtermimpact @RenfrewshireEPS #NVR

[Brigitte Short @ShortPsych_UK]

Lisa Henderson talking about how NVR aligns with our nurturing approach #RNRA @RenfrewshireEPS

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Ciara Briggs talking about our work in schools in Renfrewshire @RenfrewshireEPS

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Honoured to be one of the presenters for this NVR conference. @RenfrewshireEPS #nvr

[Brigitte Short @ShortPsych_UK]

Joint NVR training with @LinwoodHS and @WoodlandsPS! There is power in working as a cluster.

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Thinking about choosing specific behaviours to work on with large, medium and small baskets. #NVR @RenfrewshireEPS @riverbrae

[Brigitte Short @ShortPsych_UK]

Exploring the power of NVR with children and young people with additional support needs in Riverbrae this morning in a joint presentation with key staff members @riverbrae @RenfrewshireEPS #NVR

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#SchoolattendanceHR Interesting to reflect on the enormous amount of work being undertaken to support young people in school attendance #EBSA @RenfrewshireEPS

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How to approach EBSA? Hearing from Kathryn O’Donoghue @Inverness_Royal Brigitte Short @RenCouncil and Louise McCrory @Paisley_Grammar #SchoolAttendanceHR

[Brigitte Short @ShortPsych_UK]

A bright and early start to catch the train to attend the School Attendance Conference in Edinburgh #EBSA @RenfrewshireEPS

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We are excited to be hosting our second Nurture Conference on Friday 17th May 🤩Have a look at our flier for all the details, including information about this years focus, our key note speaker and how to sign up. Look forward to seeing you there! #TwitterEPs